Phenix City man faces child cruelty charge

A Phenix City man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly abused a child, according to Columbus police.

Ricky Fields, 34, was taken into custody at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of 10th Street. He was booked into the Muscogee County Jail for an 8 a.m. Saturday hearing in Recorder’s Court.

Columbus Police were called to the Midtown Medical Center on Monday to check on an abused child. A police report indicates that the incident that led to the victim’s injuries happened July 4 at an unspecified location.

Further details have yet to be released.

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